The “mystery vinyl” with pitched-down vocals that’s arrived in record stores ahead of this weekend’s Record Store Day has turned out to feature a new song by Lewis Capaldi.
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Shops in the UK and US, including Rough Trade, recently got a new shipment of “mystery” records, which are pressed on vinyl and contain no artist name or title. The cover is a plain white sleeve, and there is nothing printed on the record itself revealing which artist it belongs to.
@lewiscapaldi hope you don’t hate this song as much as I hate watching my self lip syncing along to it #staylove #contentking
The singer returned in November last year with an EP, ‘Survive’, marking his first new music since his 2023 album ‘Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent‘.
That EP followed his surprise set on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury, which was a particularly poignant slot as his break from performing live started after he was forced to cut his set on the same stage in 2023 short due to struggling with tics caused by Tourette’s.
Since making his comeback, Capaldi has made a surprise appearance at a charity event alongside Matty Healy, made a cameo in Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ music video, and hinted at new music on the way.
He will be performing at BST Hyde Park and Roundhay Festival 2026 this summer. Jacob Alon and Conan Gray are joining him for both dates, while he will also be headlining two huge ‘In The Park’ summer 2026 shows in Liverpool and Newcastle, as well as a set at Sziget Festival.